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Mummies are preserved remains of humans and other animals, some lasting for thousands of years.

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In 1898, archaeologist Marshall Saville discovered a tomb built by the Zapotec people of Mexico. Not far from the tom...

Discover the intriguing facts and artifacts that Chuck has unearthed.

Examine maps and ancient artifacts. And collect all six Inca chronicles!

It's not easy being an artifact! Find out why in this urn-est interview.

Decorate, shatter, and piece together your own pottery artifact!

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Many artifacts at the American Museum of Natural History will spend time in the Conservation Lab, the Museum's hospit...

See how artifacts and ruins give us glimpses of what life was like long ago.

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Over 100 years ago, an archaeologist named Marshall Saville began exploring ancient ruins in Mexico.

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Craig Morris knows there's no such thing as too many artifacts.

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Archaeologists learn about how people lived in the past from the remains they left behind. Over time, architectural r...

As an Eagle Scout, David Hurst Thomas was always on the lookout for ancient Indian camps. He never found one as a kid...

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A magnetometer lets archeologists measure magnetic strengths and detect buried artifacts without digging and destroyi...

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Growing up in Panama, Chuck was interested in old ruins, Spanish forts, and archaeological sites. In college, he work...

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Archaeologists use many kinds of tools when they excavate, from large shovels to toothbrushes. But the trowel is thei...

Pick an object and record your observations in a journal.

What would the objects say about you and the time you live in?

Take a peek into a mineralogist's scrapbook to see why he thinks jade is so special.

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